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The necessity for action like this highlights a major problem in today's society: our inability to disconnect from technology. But while Brian's idea deals with the obsession in a social context, measures also need tobe taken at home. Some people drop their smartphones into a box the moment they arrive home, which gives them thechancetointeractwiththepeopletheylivewith.Thefactthatthephonecannotbeheard-itisonsilent-nor seen-the flashing lightsarehiddenby the box-means thatthey areno longer tempted to use it.

A less drastic solution is to ban electronic devices at certain times of day when the whole family is likely to betogether,forexampleatmealtimes.Thiscanbehardforeveryone,fromteenagersdesperatetotextfriendsto parentsunabletoswitchofffromwork.Onanormalday,however,dinnertakeslessthananhour,andthebenefits ofexchangingopinions andanecdoteswiththerestof thefamily certainlymakes upforthetimespentoffline.

Taking a break from technology is one thing, but knowing when to turn off a device is another. Time seems to stand still in the virtual world, and before you know it, you find that it is three o'clock in the morning. This is where a digital curfew comes in handy, a set time when all devices must be put away. Evenings without technologyareusually niceand peaceful andmakeamore agreeableendto theday.

Andthenit'stimeforbed.Oneofthebestwaysof ensuringyoucansleepatnightistobanelectronicdevices altogether from the bedroom. Lying next to a machine bursting with information is far from relaxing, and the soundsitemitsduringthenightcaneasilywakeyouup.Withtechnologyoutofthe room,alinehasbeendrawn betweendaytime and sleeptime, which enablesus to switchoffourselvesand driftoffto sleep.

(AdaptedfromSolutions3rdEditionbyTimFalla andPaul ADavies)

Question 44. Whichbestservesas thetitleforthepassage?

ShockingNews:Technology ShapesOurMind!

TooMuchDependenceon Technology:TimeforChange!

GettingRidofYour Mobiles:ForBetterorWorse?

AddictiontoTechnology: Stormin aTeacup

Question 45. Accordingtoparagraph 1,Brian Perezwas shockedtofind that thepricesforfood weretooexpensive everyoneseemed quietby nature peoplewerewilling toremoveall theirgadgets peoplewereglued totheir phones

Question 46. Theword “highlights” inparagraph2is closestinmeaningto

A. emphasizes B. proposes C. tackles D. expects

Question 47. Theword“it”in paragraph2refers to A. phone B. light C. fact D. box

Question 48. Theword“drastic” inparagraph 3can bebest replacedby

A. effective B. simple C. important D. serve

Question49. Which ofthefollowing statementsis true,accordingto thepassage?